The former Seal Harbor Congregational Church is a historic church building on Peabody Drive (Maine State Route 3) in Seal Harbor, Maine. It was built in 1902, and is an elegant expression of the Shingle style in a seasonal church building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985; it is now vacant.
Seal Harbor Congregational Church | |
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| Location | ME 3, Seal Harbor, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°17′37″N 68°14′54″W / 44.29361°N 68.24833°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000272[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 14, 1985 |
Description and history
editThe former Seal Harbor Congregational Church is set on the southwest corner of Peabody Drive and Dodge Point Road. The two-story stone and wood building is set facing northeast, toward the junction. It has a gabled roof that descends to the top of the first floor, with large brackets at the sides. The high foundation is of squared quarry-faced stone, and the main floors are finished in wooden shingles, with a belt course separating the floors. The entrance, at the center of the main facade, is set back under a round stone arch that rises from the foundation, and is topped by a curved portico-like roof section. Single windows flank the entrance outside the arch. The second floor windows, a band of four windows, are sheltered by a rounded continuation of the main roof. The windows used in the building are all diamond-paned casement windows.[2]
The church was built in 1902 to provide worship services to the area's summer population; its architect was Grosvenor Atterbury.[3] The church was closed when a year-round church was built in Seal Harbor village, and was rescued from demolition by a local summer resident.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Seal Harbor Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ Peter Pennoyer biography of Grosvenor Atterbury